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Event Examines Native American Culture

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The "Dialogue on Race" series at Hope College will examine Native American culture
through a documentary film and audience discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 4 p.m.
in the Maas Center auditorium.

The public is invited. Admission is free.

The event is being presented in conjunction with national Native American History
Month, which is November.

The evening will feature the biography "On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill." The
one-hour documentary follows the life of Hill, who is a Native American comedian.
More broadly, the program provides a humorous and light- hearted look at stereotypes
that Native Americans still endure.

"My purpose in doing this film was to aim directly at counteracting the 'stoic' Indian
image, which has cemented us for centuries," wrote producer director Sandra Osawa,
who is also a Native American, in a statement of purpose.

"My interest in humor stems directly from my experiences of having lived in both the
urban and reservation worlds," she noted. "As a younger person, I remember I much
preferred the reservation because everyone was always so happy and there was always
a lot of joking going on between family members. Since we don't often see contemporary
portraits of Indians, I also wanted to wrap the issues of humor around a particular
person, so that we come to know and understand a person as well as learn a bit more
about humor and what it has to teach us."

A reception will follow the event, which is sponsored by the college's Office of Multicultural
Life. The Maas Center is located on Columbia Avenue at 11th Street.

The Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine at Hope College will examine preventing knee injuries in female athletes on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Maas Center. The public is invited. Admission is free. Dr. Sandra Shultz of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro will present "Strategies for Preventing Knee Injuries in Female Athletes." According to Shultz, research has found that anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries occur in women at a rate of two to eight times that of males, depending on the age or sport. She will discuss prevention strategies in light of current research exploring neuromuscular control differences in men and women and their potential influence on knee stability and ACL injury risk. Shultz is an assistant professor and director of the graduate program in athletic training and sports medicine at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.She has received many research grants and has published widely on subjects related to athletic injury. The Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine is designed for health care professionals with an interest in physically active patients, and is intended for students, educators and clinicians alike. It is co- sponsored by Holland Community Hospital, GRSportsCenter and the college. The Maas Center is located on Columbia Avenue at 11th Street.